Elwood St Kilda Neighbourhood Learning Centre

Spanish Classes

esnlc — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 10:36:10 +0000

We have a group of qualified language teachers with experience in teaching adults. No textbook is necessary. Classes are taught for both Latin American and Spanish streams. For more information contact the centre.

Post-beginners - Thursday 6:00 pm to 7:20 pm
Beginners – Thursday 7:30 8:50 pm

If you have participated in a class at ESNLC or another institution, contact the Education Coordinator, who will assess your current skills level and advise which class is appropriate for you. A minimum enrolment of 6 students is required for a class to run. For enrolments and registration contact ESNLC.

Post-beginners: 26th April to 14th June (8 sessions)
Beginners:3rd May to 21 June (8 sessions)
Cost: $160 for 8 sessions
Contact us or call 9531 1954
Go to enrolment and fill out short courses form if you want to sign-up!

Course in Initial General English for Adults

esnlc — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:56:04 +0000

The Certificate in General Education for Adults consists of five components:

Core – Oral Communication Introductory – 20 hours
Core Skills – Reading – 45 hours
Core Skills – Writing – 45 hours
Core Skills – Numeracy and Mathematics – 90 hours
Special interest electives – 70 hours

Oral communication includes the developing a learning plan and portfolio with assistance, verbal communication skills, computer skills and basic emergency life support.

Assessment

Successful completion of this course requires successful completion of: All core units, 3 Core Skills – Reading, 3 Core Skills – Writing, 2 Core Skills – Numeracy and Mathematics and Special interest Electives. Where a course is not completed, a Statement of Attainment will be issued for any completed units/modules.

Requirements

Selection of participants for General Education for Adults courses (21770VIC-21774VIC) would normally be based on their need to develop literacy, numeracy and general education skills. An interview with the Education Coordinator is required.

Course dates

Next course is due to start in May. This course can be over:

4 days a week, 5 hours a day for 16 weeks or
3 days a week, 5 hours a day for 20 weeks

Note: Delivery could be modified to suit students’ needs. Course minimum student number is 6. Start dates can be postponed. Students will be advised by Education Coordinator.

Price:

$280 per term for international students
$100 per term for Australian residents
$50 for residents with concession card

If you are interested in taking this course, please contact the Education Coordinator.

SomaChi Yoga

Fel — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:47:07 +0000

Fridays 9.30-10.30 a.m. Drop in $15; 5 class pass $50. Bring your own mat or contact Lisa – 0413 729 963.

This dynamic and contemporary style of yoga includes traditional hatha yoga postures with Tai Chi influences and vinyasa flow. SomaChi stills the busy mind and brings aliveness and fluidity to the body. www.somachi.com.au

Lisa has been a dedicated student of SomaChi and Somatic therapy since 2001. It is the somatic practices and Tai Chi elements that first captured in her a strong quality of self expression, joy and spirituality. Lisa incorporates somatic practices regularly in her classes as it uses a playful and direct approach to embodied weelbeing, feeling good and getting grounded.

Volunteering in an ESL Classroom

esnlc — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:39:30 +0000

This course is aimed at anyone who is looking to gain experience as an English Language Tutor. The course focuses on the following items:

The importance of volunteer work
The role of a volunteer in class
Communications with the teacher
Helping learners assisting the teacher
Rights and obligations

This is a 20 hr workshop where 6 hours are instruction and sharing with other volunteers in a classroom set for candidates to be aware and understand their role in an ESL classroom. There are also 6 hours of individual practical placements (2 placements of 3 hours) in two different levels in order to determine which group you would like to work with. In the placements, 30 minutes of the class you will be with the students with no presence from the teacher.

Subsequently, there will be feedback sessionss, observations and planning of free activities for our students at the centre. All these activities and ideas will be proposed in-line with the education coordinator and implemented over school holidays when there are co classes available to students in a term-by-term basis.

This course is aimed at teachers who would like to explore into ESL teaching, people interested in a career change that involves teaching adults, graduates looking for work experience and ex-ESL teachers or individuals who are interested in giving back to the community.

Cost: This course is free; however eligible candidates will be asked to agree and provide classroom assistance at ESNLC for two academic terms and attend and comply with requirements.

This course is offered once every term or as per centre needs. Confirm with ESNLC when the next session will take place. Next session is starting in July.

To enrol or register your interest in this course or if you would like to obtain more information, go to Enrolment or contact ESNLC.

Advanced English

Fabi — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:55:49 +0000

This course is aimed at students who have a good level of English butt need to improve not only their pronunciation but also language use and grammatical mistakes. Discussion of readings, films and analysis will be part of this course.

Code: 2012ESLADV
Level: Intermediate+ or good level of speaking
Duration: 120 hours
Times: Mondays 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Cost: $145 full fee, $60 for Australian residents and $40 for concession card holders

A minimum number of six students is required. If there are only five students, there will be nine sessions instead of ten.